Business Leader, National Leader
Jarrett Barrios and Thomas Gensemer: The Scoop on It Gets Better
Thomas works on the “new media” side of communications while Jarrett operates on the “traditional media” side. But when the two were brought together on the “It Gets Better” campaign, it was like a whole new world opened up for both of them. Learn how ...
National Leader
Marguerite Kondracke: Everyone Deserves a Diploma
Marguerite Kondracke, President and CEO of America’s Promise Alliance (Alliance), explains the essential role allies can play in making sure all LGBT youth feel safe, secure, and nurtured – at school and at home. And she shares how the Alliance is including LGBT youth in ...
National Leader
Michael Adams: The Elderly Experience
As the executive director of Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) Michael Adams understands the difficulties LGBT older people face on a daily basis. These difficulties range from economic hardship and increased isolation, to a lack of competent services and healthcare disparities. Michael also ...
Donor
Lynn Greer: Life Changing Experiences
Two life changing events brought Lynn to the LGBT movement. The first was the March on Washington which she accidentally attended because she was adding a panel to the AIDS Memorial Quilt in memory of her brother. The second was an OutGiving conference where she ...
National Leader
Eliza Byard: GLSEN: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Eliza Byard, Executive Director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), provides a brief snapshot of GLSEN and the critical work they do as a leading advocate for safe and affirming schools. She shares her thoughts regarding GLSEN’s research on proven interventions to ...
Entertainer
Sarah Jones: Sarah Jones as Sunita
Sarah Jones is a hilariously poignant Tony Award winning playwright and performer. This year she brought six guests to share their insights on what it means to be LGBT in today’s world. One guest is Sunita, an out Indian physician who explains what it is ...
Business Leader
James Rucker: Incubating Social Change
James is a co-founder of Citizen Engagement Lab, an incubator for new media organizing that focuses on marginalized and underrepresented communities. Learn what it takes to create an organizing movement by breaking down organizational and personal silos.
Entertainer
Sarah Jones: Sarah Jones as Bella
Sarah Jones is a hilariously poignant Tony Award winning playwright and performer. This year she brought six guests to share their insights on what it means to be LGBT in today’s world. One guest is Bella, a young, overly enthusiastic, narcissistic, socially connected feminist who ...
Entertainer
Sarah Jones: Sarah Jones as Lorraine
Sarah Jones is a hilariously poignant Tony Award winning playwright and performer. This year she brought six guests to share their insights on what it means to be LGBT in today’s world. One guest is Lorraine, an 80-year-old Jewish woman who thought diversity was a ...
Donor
Charlie Rounds: Giving Back - The Gift Of Philanthropy
Philanthropy is a family tradition for Charlie Rounds and his husband Mark. Charlie's mother was the first volunteer at the Center for Victims of Torture, and she founded the Twin Cities chapter of Amnesty International. Charlie shares the journey that led him and Mark to ...
Donor
Brickson Diamond: Passion In Philanthropy - Getting It Back
After he lost his inspiration as a philanthropist, Brickson Diamond took a step back from the world to reignite his passion to give. Refresh. Reclaim. Regenerate. After his return from sabbatical at the Esalen Institute, these three words describe Brickson's motivation to change his approach ...
National Leader
Rachel Tiven: Immigration is an LGBT Issue
Rachel Tiven is the Executive Director of Immigration Equality, an organization working to gain equal immigration rights for LGBT and HIV-positive people. Rachel shares a brief history of immigration reform and helps us understand the importance of immigration reform as an LGBT issue.
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